Nayaswami Jyotish is a painter and leads a yogic life. Jyotish paints primarily in oil and many of his paintings contain images that are spiritually meaningful. Mountains, the abode of ancient yogis, suggest both aspiration and seclusion. The ocean symbolizes infinity, while waves often indicate the ego pulling away from infinity and then merging back into it.

Jyotish’s colors are vivid, bridging the gap between the material world and the astral or heavenly worlds of heightened senses.  Paramhansa Yogananda, author of Autobiography of a Yogi, is often depicted in Jyotish’s paintings as a symbol of enlightened awareness.

“Intuition is calm feeling. To bring intuitive inspiration to art, one must transcend the emotions and rind rest in the calmness of deep feeling.

Necessary for this level of clarity is devotion to God, or to Truth. Prayer and meditation are necessary. An attitude of receptivity, not of self-assertion, is necessary. For, ultimately, we cannot create anything. All we can do is express, to the best of our ability, that which already is.”

—Swami Kriyananda, Art as a Hidden Message: A Guide to Self-Realization

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Over 200 pieces have been completed by Nayaswami Jyotish since Swamiji encouraged him to first begin painting. Most originals are found in the homes of devotees and meditation or yoga centres around the world. Nayaswami Jyotish recently announced that he will focus on writing and there may be some time before he begins to paint new pieces once more.

All photos are copyrighted but available for sharing online freely for Ananda-related use (such as centres promotions online, flyers, cards and more). However, we kindly request that you please caption any images you use with the corresponding painting titles and tag @Art_by_Jyotish on Facebook/Instagram. Thank you for helping us to share this amazing creativity by Jyotish with more people in this way.

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Jyotish Art is now available for prints internationally, including a variety of new items such as posters, notebooks, yoga mats, stickers, calendars, canvas wraps, and more through Fine Art America.

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Stand Unshaken

Spriral-bound booklet of Jyotish’s art and inspirational quotes from Jyotish and Devi’s weekly Touch of Light blog, a compilation from Crystal Clarity Publishers and the Jyotish Art team.

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